Decorative drawing: a timber truss bridge spanning a river on stone piers, side elevation. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Blackwood Covered Bridge

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,662 words across 11 pages, filed in 1978. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 78002004, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SEP 2 8 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTÓRIC PLACES JUN 2 3 1978 - INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY.
TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 23 miles east northeast Pratts Ek,VICINITY OF Clarence Ee Miller PRESENT USE X STRUCTURE _WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS - YES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED XYES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY Athens County : VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 CODE 009 COUNTY Athens UNOCCUPIED DATE LOCATION BOTH CLASSIFICATION TITLE STATE ENTERTAINMENT SCIENTIFIC OBJECT EDUCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ACCESSIBLE MILITARY AGRICULTURE HISTORIC CATEGORY DISTRICT RECEIVED PARK OWNERSHIP NAME Ohio (Rev.
10-74) PRIVATE MUSEUM Court House XTBANSPORTATION STATUS DATA SHEET RELIGIOUS Blackwood Covered Bridge BUILDING(S) County road 46 SURVEY RECORDS _COMMERCIAL DATE ENTERED _GOVERNMENT XPUBLIC FOR NPS USE ONLY -SITE -OTHER: FEDERAL STATE COUNTY _LOCAL DESCRIPTION X_ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE_ FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

one rod is on the inside of the bridge and the other is on the outside. These is 16'6". The bridge has a single layer floor, laid transversely. In the spring CONDITION UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT UNALTERED XALTERED The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered bridge spanning pression members and the verticals or kingposts, are in tension.A single king- and employs the triangular form in which the diagonals of the truss are the com- roof, projected portals, and cut-stone abutments. average carpenter/bridge builder to erect.Many' different truss designs evelved of 1975,a support of galvanized steel piling and galvanized structural steel was from the multiple kingpost, but this simple design remained the great favorite of the most commonly-used wooden bridge truss here in early Ohio.
It was easy for the the middle branch of the Shade River on County road 46 in Lodi Township section l, The Blackwood Bridge is painted a bright red with a pale green metal roof.It 6x 6with some slight variations.There are 4 steel rods on the first truss CHECK ONE placed under the center of the bridge. - DETERIORATED steel rods were added to the trusses in1905.The overall length of the span is 2miles east northeast of Pratt's Fork and 10 miles southeast of Athens, Athens XGOOD vertical,2on the inside of the bridge and 2on the outside.There are 2 steel County, Ohio.
This old covered span has vertical, high-boarded siding, a metal LRUINS DATE post truss was used for very short spans and the natural outgrowth of this was to still sets on its original cut-stone abutments, but the main load of the bridge rods on the third truss vertical and two on the center kingpost, and in each case, use several kingposts or multiple kingposts, for longer spans. This truss type was kingpost truss plan.The kingpost truss is the earliest known form of bridge truss with some steel rods added for additional strength.The upper chords of the bridge This bridge is known as the Blackwood Bridge and was built in l88l on the multiple is now carried by the new galvanized steel pier described above. AREAS OF

Statement of significance

1500-1599 1600-1699 Historical ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT CONSERVATION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC ECONOMICS PERIOD ARCHITECTURE SCIENCE MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE LITERATURE AGRICULTURE SCULPTURE _COMMUNICATIONS _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _1700-1799 crosses the middle branch of the Shade River in a very lovely valley setting two MUSIC The hillsides rising above the covered bridge show beautiful stone outcroppings pastoral scene.Deer tracks abound on the road leading into the bridge,proof _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT very quiet and lonely.
1900- bridge with its red siding and light green roof fits right into this lovely who owned much land in Lodi Township.Harvey and William Blackwood owmed much of William Blackwood as one of the prominent farmers of Lodi Township who owned 340 still all agricultural as it was when the bridge was built and there are fewer; and one-half miles east of busy Us 33 and ten miles southeast of Athens,Ohio. X_ENGINEERING a school near the crossing, but no mill or community that would have justified a the creek at this site, but the l875 Atlas of Athens County shows a few homes and _EDUCATION -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN XTRANSPORTATION The Blackwood Covered Bridge is another of Ohio's more remote covered spans.It -PHILOSOPHY _THEATER - RELIGION of the peacefulness of this area.
Recent repairs should keep this fine old LAW 1881 INDUSTRY acres of land there.We do not know if this is the only bridge ever built over The Blackwood Covered Bridge takes its name from the prominent Blackwood Family INVENTION 9

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Atlas of Athens County, Ohio, Titus, Simmons & Titus, 1875, p. 77. History of the Hocking Valley, Ohio, Interstate Publishing Co., Chicago, 1883, p- 798-799. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES: 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Miriam F. Wood November 7, 1976 61h-279-9576 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN Columbus, Ohio STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL - LOCAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ATTEST ORGANIZATION CODE DATE COUNTY TELEPHONE NORTHING 9/21/77 STATE The nomination includes less than one acres, including the bridge, approach ZONE EASTING State Historic Preservation Officer where it meets Pratts Fork at Zion Church Road. UTM REFERENCES Record Books of the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Assoc.,Inc.Volume l, Athens County. Ohio Covered Bridge Committee 3155 Whitehead Road 14313.8191,0 GPO 892.453 THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: ZONE spans and abutments at the bridge crosses Wolfpen Run River just north of Correspondance with Athens County Engineer Gerald E. Hann, April 30, 1975.
41151800 , HISTORIAN TO HAER Inventory X Review JUN 2 3 1978 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry OTHER KEEPER CONTROL TECHNICAL Property ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Send-back Maps Re-submit State REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Working Number9.28.27. 1568 Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN NVLL AGREE WY AISTOKIAN. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 Ohis Athens Blackwood Covered Bridge Lodi Township sec. 1, CR 46 #1 East portal, lo0king west. SEP 2 8 1977 JUN 23 1978 Photo by Miriam Wood Shade River, middle branch, October 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Athens, County, Ohio #2 Blackwood Covered Bridge Lodi Iwp- sec.
I CR 46 Shade Ro Middle Branch Athens, County, Ohio _SEP 2 8 1977 1ooking northwest Photo by Miriam Wood October 1976 JUN 2 3 1978 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER #2d South side of bridge ALFRED, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES SEP 28 1977 JUN 23 ALFRED QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STATE OF OHIO Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey MAX ADKINS, PRESIDENT CLYDE BRONSON. VICE PRESIDENT KAREN HARVEY TELEPHONE (614) 593-7988 ATHENS, OHIO 45701 October 21, 1977 United States Department of the Interior Washington, D. C. 20240 Dear Mr. Murtagh: said Blackwood Covered Bridge not be listed on the volved with a bridge being registered, could cause a serious accident by the time we received clearance to proceed with said project. CLERK Sincerely, Phyllis Lorubbio National Park Service Thanking you for your consideration in advance.
The Athens County Commissioners are requesting that Our covered bridges are adequately possible. National Register. The amount of paperwork and time element in- maintained to as near the original structure as humanly U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (August 1971) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TELEPHONE REPORT , 4. DETAILS OF DISCUSSION TIME OZCALL 2. ADDRESS (Tel. No. il needed) OFFICE TITLE WASO-166 TE3.13.78 Barker, Col. Joseph, House Honorable John H. Glenn, JI. Dr. Thomas i. Smith Colutabus, Ohio 43211 Mott/bjr 6/27/78 Location STATE Name Washington County Society Marietta vicinity Date Entered Also Notified Athens vicinity Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director,The Ohio Historical Blackwood Coverec Bridge Honorable Clarence E.
Miller Athens County State Historic Preservation Officer Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue OHIO 2 OTHER NAMES: 6 LOCATION street & number city / town STATE BNPS REGION: S of Athens on SR 46 11)CONGRESS. DISTRICT 12) SOURCE of NOMINATION - deteriorated Oruins 2D NOT INTACT-O -good Dunexposed - Unknown -unexcavated - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
Dyes Ono I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 @OCLAIMS: explain 'first'O - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 C ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION- 25 major alterations : () architectural style(s): landscape architect / garden designer: ") interior decorator: EVENTS : county ETHNIC Athens GROUP ASSOCIATION builder/contractor: CONDITION ENGINEERING-11 engineer: FEDERAL date historic events: INSTITUTIONAL: PERSONAL: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY: PH0505161 vicinity of artist: 10th artisan: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 URBAN PLANNING-31 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Blackwood Covered Bridge LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR: master builder: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP NOT APPLICABLE-8 Dunaltered if state who prepared form?
Doriginal site Dexcellent as it appears on federal register: Bfunctions Dmoved )date of entry JUN 2 3 1978 9) EXISTING SURVEYS CHABS CHAER ONHL 17)features: SC UNKNOWN-6 XO NOT APPLICABLE-8 ACCESS | SAVED? OYES -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 COMMERCE-6 dates of initial construction: 4county code: Ofair